The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin[1] or the Catholic Church of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary (Georgian: თბილისის ღვთისმშობლის ამაღლების კათოლიკური ეკლესია) It is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Tbilisi,[2][3] the Georgian capital.[4][5] It is the seat of the Latin Apostolic Administration of the Caucasus (Latin: Administratio Apostolica Caucasi Latinorum) which it was created in 1993 with the decree Quo aptius.
| Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin | |
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| თბილისის ღვთისმშობლის ამაღლების კათოლიკური ეკლესია | |
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| Location | Tbilisi |
| Country | Georgia |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
A long history preceded the construction of the structure. Where is the cathedral was where the first Catholics settled in the thirteenth century. In 1240 the Dominicans founded a monastery. In 1328 a cathedral dedicated to St. John the Baptist was built and Tbilisi became an Episcopal seat (which suspended its operation in the sixteenth century). During the seventeenth century Catholic missionaries returned to Georgia and built a new church dedicated to the Annunciation (the "Latin Church in the Catholic form"). This Catholic structure were then privately for King Teimuraz II.
The current cathedral was built in front of the Church of the Annunciation (no longer exists) between 1805 and 1808 by the monk Philipo Foranian. In 1937 the church was confiscated by the soviets, but after Georgia regained independence it was returned to the faithful in 1999.
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- ^ Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tbilisi
- ^ Moloney, Francis J. (2008-01-01). Life of Jesus in Icons: From the "Bible of Tbilisi". Liturgical Press. ISBN 9780814632376.
- ^ "The Catholic Directory - Catholic Churches in Tbilisi, Georgia". www.thecatholicdirectory.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ Burford, Tim (2015-10-05). Georgia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 9781841625560.
- ^ Guide, The Catholic Travel. "Catholic churches in the Country of Georgia". www.thecatholictravelguide.com. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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